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To the editor,

Last Thursday, the state Republican Party publicly questioned a vote I cast last week against an amendment to post legislative committee votes online, a concept that I had supported during a pre-election debate.

As your legislator, it is my responsibility to explain any vote I cast on your behalf and I appreciate this opportunity to respond.

While I fully support the intent of the amendment to increase transparency, passing this type of proposal without understanding the practical resource requirements is not something I could support.

Unlike roll call votes, which are currently posted online and number in the hundreds each legislative session, there are approximately 6,000-8,000 committee votes taken in the same period. Cataloging this quantity of information online is not a trivial task. In requesting support for the proposal, the amendment’s sponsor did not provide any basic information on resource requirements or planning, nor had they contacted legislative information services to request that such information be compiled.

This session I am co-sponsoring a bill (HD 3412) that, unlike last week’s amendment, will pass through the full committee and public hearing process allowing important details to be addressed. This will allow us to move forward with a more thoughtful and productive proposal.

As we continue to discuss ways to increase transparency in our legislative process, I appreciate the opportunity to highlight some of the progress we have made in recent years:

Comments (9)

Dykema filed a bill that will not turn into anything real. Under the House rules it is a matter previously considered and would be ruled out of order.

This is just a smoke screen. During the recent rules debate, she could have voted for 26 measures to create more transparency, but she did not.

It's all spin by a politician who votes with the Speaker and wants to hide it.

Ms Dykema and her trolls just keep making lame excuses and digging the whole deeper and deeper.

Dykema lied. Her mouthpieces and surrogates who post are lying. They all lie, because they are trapped and have nothing to say, just squirm and squeal about it.

These are facts that cannot be denied no matter how much whining and moaning and complaining the Dykema camp does. They are dishonest and couldn't see the truth if it hit them in the face. They are blind robots.

So, "Napolitano", prove who you are by signing on with Facebook. You're Desiree - who else would be up at 2:27 am?

It's amazing to me that you and the rest of the Marty Lamb zombie campaign (it eats brainz!) want to inflict your special brand of distorted attacks on the voters who so soundly thrashed you in November. You think that's going to make you popular? I'd say you'll lose by even more next time.

The standing rules of the House can't be debated again, but additional legislation to start the process of building the transparency can be. Despite what Holly Robichaud - genius creator of the shake, rattle, and oh-I-forgot-to-mention-Marty mailer - may tell you.

Yeah, I know, you Teapublicans don't really want transparency nearly so much as you want electoral nontroversies by which to try to get empty suits like Marty elected. By the way, I hear that he's back at Tea Party rallies after spending 2012 claiming to be practically an independent, he was supposedly so moderate. Care to confirm or deny that?

Mr. Roney is incapable of telling the truth. He doesn't have a leg to stand on, and therefore chooses to make personal attacks, call people names, and throw insults like a 2 year old with a temper tantrum. He can't defend the indefensible. Dykema lied. It's on video. They can't do anything about it. They can only make lame excuses and try to deflect and change the subject. They are squirming and squirming.

Many of us realize that legislation doesn't get out of committee. Also, committee votes is not supposed to be law. It is the operating procedures in the House. The rules were debated 10 days ago. They will not come up again for another 2 years. This matter has been considered by the legislature and cannot be taken up again.